451 по фаренгейту
It was a pleasure to burn
"No,notwater:fire.Youeverseenaburnedhouse?Itsmouldersfordays.Well,thisfire’lllastmetherestofmylife. God!I’vebeentryingtoputitout,inmymind,allnight.I’mcrazywithtrying."
"Youshouldhavethoughtofthatbeforebecomingafireman."
"Thought!"hesaid."WasIgivenachoice?Mygrandfatherandfatherwerefiremen.Inmysleep,Iranafterthem."
Theparlourwasplayingadancetune.
"Thisisthedayyougoontheearlyshift,"saidMildred."Youshouldhavegonetwohoursago.Ijustnoticed."
"It’snotjustthewomanthatdied,"saidMontag."LastnightIthoughtaboutallthekeroseneI’veusedinthepasttenyears. AndIthoughtaboutbooks.AndforthefirsttimeIrealizedthatamanwasbehindeachoneofthebooks.Amanhadtothinkthemup. Amanhadtotakealongtimetoputthemdownonpaper.AndI’dnevereventhoughtthatthoughtbefore."Hegotoutofbed.
"Ittooksomemanalifetimemaybetoputsomeofhisthoughtsdown,lookingaroundattheworldandlife,andthenIcamealongintwominutesandboom!It’sallover."
"Letmealone,"saidMildred."Ididn’tdoanything."
"Letyoualone!That’sallverywell,buthowcanIleavemyselfalone?Weneednottobeletalone.Weneedtobereallybotheredonceinawhile. Howlongisitsinceyouwerereallybothered?Aboutsomethingimportant,aboutsomethingreal?"
